1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 2
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Arthur J. Bidwell (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Roppolo (D) by 8.0 points.
Arthur J. BidwellRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%35,223
Richard A. RoppoloDemocrat
46.0%29,984
65,207 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET